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Patrick REED

USA

Winner of the 2006 Junior Open in the same week that The Open was staged at Hoylake, Reed made his championship debut on the same course in 2014 and has since made it into the world’s top 10 and been a star of the last two Ryder Cups.

Although America lost at Gleneagles he was their top-scorer and unbeaten, also making his presence felt with a "shush" gesture to the crowd, and then at Hazeltine last season he again top-scored for his team and in a sparkling top singles clash defeated Rory McIlroy on the final green.

The Texan had already won twice on the PGA TOUR when he became, at 23, the youngest winner of a World Golf Championships event. That was the 2014 Cadillac Championship in Miami and he began the following season by beating Ryder Cup teammate Jimmy Walker in a play-off at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. He then had a number of near-misses, including two play-off defeats, before last August kicking off the FedExCup play-offs with his fifth PGA TOUR victory at The Barclays. As an amateur he twice helped Augusta State to the national college title.

Key Info

Age:

27

Turned pro:

2011

Previous Opens:

4

Top finish:

T12th(2016)

Qualified / Exempt:

4, 12, 17

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Exemptions

4The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 21, 2017.12Top 30 players from the Final 2016 FedExCup Points List.17Playing members of the 2016 Ryder Cup Teams.